“it was obvious…there was nothing more I
could..teach” Adi Da: Most of your
questions if you have them or express them are
self-descriptions. They are evidence of that which is
preventing you from really practicing and even if I respond
and answer questions, I have been doing it for many
years. Even if I do it, even if I enter into every kind of
teaching demonstration, every kind of availability to
others, still the situation persists as it was. After a time
then we came to a point where it was obvious. There was
nothing more I could do to teach, to explain myself, to be
plain, to demonstrate and so forth. It had become so complete that it was there to be
considered, yeah. But there really wasnt anything more
to do because the doing of it anymore was not going to
change anything. What was missing was not any doing on my
part but the responsiveness in the case of others. The
response that is practice. That is what is missing. The
teaching itself is whole and complete. The demonstration is
whole and complete. The offering is whole and
complete. There really isnt anything significant to add to
it. I can polish a line or two. Close up a loophole here and
there. Dot an I. Cross a T here and there. Add a little
language here and there you see. Pay attention to a few
details and continue to speak and so forth but fundamentally
its there and theres nothing I am doing or may
do in the future that is going to add significantly to what
youve already been given. So your own response is what is missing and the reason
why that response is not there in your personal case is
something you have to deal with and therefore it is entirely
your business. Im looking for individuals whose response is
serious and effective so that the work that I am can serve
those who are responsive. The work that I do is not only
what I do but which I AM. The work will continue by the demonstration of my
lifetime for the sake of everyone. Others will have the
opportunity to be a demonstration for the sake of all
others. They will then see and know that this process is
alive and effective. The response is the only thing
missing.
There Is Nothing Left But the
Ash
August 15, 1988